Catatonic-Cogitation

• Def (adj.): characterized by a marked lack of movement, activity, or expression

  • “The ___ patient stared at the painting  the whole day.”

  Catatonic
• Def (n.):  a state in which someone is awake but does not seem to respond to other people and their environment

  • “His cousin was diagnosed with ___.”

  Catatonia
• Def (n.):  the quality or condition of being double.

  • “The ___ of being a nanny and a mother is complicated.”

  Doubleness
• Def (v.):  involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence; require 

  • “Medical school ___ a rigorous course load.”

  Entail
• Def (v.): mention or remember something from the past.

  • “The college’s motto ___ ___ to the day of its founding.”

  Hark back
• Def (n.): concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.

  • “The ___ of the essay stunned the teacher.”

  Brevity
• Def (adj.): about to happen.

  • “His call for help was ___.” 

  Imminent
• Def (n.): the appearance of being true or real; believable but fake 

  • “The ___ of the novel keeps me on my feet.”

  Verisimilitude
• Def (adj.): relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something; ancient 

  • “The game converts people into ___ creatures.”

  Primitive
• Def (adj.): having a quality or style that offers an extremely basic level of comfort, convenience, or efficiency.

  • “The ___ kitchen is efficient for the couple.”

  Primitive
• Def (adj.): tormenting or teasing with the sight or promise of something unobtainable; causes desire and excitement in you, but is unlikely to provide a way of satisfying that desire

  • “The ___ candy attracted an influx of children into the store.”

  Tantalizing
• Def (n.): a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.

  • “He presented several ___ to support his claim.”

  Axiom
• Def (n.): a feeling of anxiety or worry.

  • “There was ___ after his mother’s death.” 

  Disquiet
• Def (v.): make (someone) worried or uneasy.

  • “The news ___ the town.” 

  Disquiet
• Def (n.): an association, typically of several business companies; a group 

  • “A ___ of teachers gathered to launch the tutoring  project.”

  Consortium
• Def (adj.): (of a plant, animal, or person) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring.

  • “The ___ cow gave birth once again.”

  Prolific
• Def (adj.): present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful; abundant 

  • “The ___ flower makes up 75% of the botanical garden.” 

  Prolific
• Def (adj.): not quite right; inappropriate or out of place; wrong 

  • “There’s something ___ about his behavior; I could not recognize him.”

  Amiss
• Def (adv.): Wrongly or inappropriately 

  • “He judged her ___, recognizing that she is a kind soul.” 

  Amiss
• Def (n.): a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.

  • "Little kids hear ___ about Jesus.” 

  Parable
• Def (v.): deliberately avoid using; abstain from; refrain from 

  • “The teacher ___ yelling; she prefers to have a strong bond with her children.”

  Eschew
• Def (n.): memory for the arrangement and relationships of objects in a spatial environment.

  • “Our _____ ___ allows us to recognize our surroundings.”

  Topographical memory
• Def (adj.): (of a person's face) very pale with shock, fear, or illness.

  • “His face was ___ after he caught his wife having sex with his brother.”

  Ashen
• Def (adj.): of the pale gray color of ash.

  • “He was wearing an ___ tee shirt.”

  Ashen
• Def (n.):  the action of thinking deeply about something; contemplation.

  • “He experiences ___ all the time, always zooming out.”

  Cogitation
• Def (adj.): (of an artist, author, or composer) producing many works.

  • “The ___ author has released six volumes in two years.”

  Prolific